KEWANEE WEATHER

Area boys’ teams participate in Last Chance Indoor Track Meet


By Jami Townsend    March 19, 2024

Three area boys’ track teams (Annawan/Wethersfield, Kewanee and Stark County) participated in the 16th Annual Silver Streak Last Chance Indoor Meet Saturday at Monmouth College. 

Over 27 boys’ teams competed in the prestigious meet that includes many of the best area teams, ranging from Class 1A to 3A. There was a tie for first place honors between East Moline (United) and Galesburg, with each team scoring 80.5 points. 

Kewanee was ninth with 11 points and Annawan/Wethersfield finished in 22nd place with 6.5 points. No points total for Stark County was given.

Area boys that had Top 5 finishes were: 

Karson Shrum (3rd place – 3200m, A/W); Anthony Padilla (4th place – 60m hurdles, Kewanee); Dontaveon Thomas (5th place – triple jump, Kewanee).

TOP 25 FINISHES IN EACH EVENT:

60 Meters:

14.) Nolan Orwig                     7.4     Stark County

200 Meters:

20.) Tre Amos                     24.82    Kewanee

400 Meters:

15.) Prestin Stabler            56.59    Kewanee

24.) Michael Bermudez     58.48    Kewanee

1600 Meters: 

23.) Chase Palm             5:21.12   Kewanee

3200 Meters:

3.) Karson Shrum        10:10.64   Ann/Weth

9.) Noah Feltner          10:50.58   Ann/Wethersfield

17.) Jason Rusk          11:38.48   Kewanee

60 Meter Hurdles:

4.) Anthony Padilla        8.99   Kewanee

14.) Noah Orwig            9.85   Stark County

22.) Logan Davis         10:62   Ann/Wethersfield

24.) Jason Del Toro    10.83   Kewanee

4×200 Meter Relay:

11.) Kewanee (Dontaveon Thomas, Cristian Cazares, Tre Amos, Davontae Jordan)   1:39.76

14.) Ann/Weth (Drew Haverback, Wyatt, DeSplinter, Castin Rash, Irvin Landwehr)   1:41.72

4×400 Meter Relay: 

7.) Kewanee (Prestin Stabler, James Roginski, Davontae Jordan, Michael Bermudez)     3:48.70

17.) Ann/Weth (Seth Moore, Kaden Gradert, Karson Shrum, Brayden Novak)            3:58.90

4×800 Meter Relay: 

14.) Kewanee (Hunter Vancil, Jack Combes, Alex Ly, Chase Palm)                            10:09.62

Shot Put:

13.) Leocadio Gandarilla       43′ 7.5″    Kewanee

15.) Ayden DeValkenaere     43′ 5.75″   Kewanee

19.) Noah Snider                    42′ 3.5″    Stark County

23.) Daniel Boswell               40′ 5.75″   Kewanee

High Jump:

13.) Dontaveon Thomas        5′ 7.75′   Kewanee

19.) Prestin Stabler                5′ 5.75″   Kewanee

23.) Kaden Gradert                 5′ 3.75″   Ann/Weth 

24.) Reese Rumbold               5′ 3.75″   Ann/Weth

Long Jump:

13.) Tre Amos                         18′ 8.5″   Kewanee

14.) Parker Miskinis              18′ 6.75″  Ann/Weth

17.) Dontaveon Thomas       18′ 4.75″ Kewanee

Triple Jump:

5.) Dontaveon Thomas              40′ 5″   Kewanee

9.) Matthew Bowser                   39′ 4″   Stark County

15.) Seth Moore                     36′ 0.75″  Ann/Weth

20.) Cristian Cazares          35′ 6.75″  Kewanee